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thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> we talk to supreme court reporter david savage about the death of justice scalia over the sbentd vacancy left on the court. then the aaron klein with the possible changes on interest rates in the coming weeks. you can join the conversation on phone or by facebook and twitter. washington journal every morning live at 7:00 am on c-span. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour hosted by our cable partners takes you to greenville, south carolina, to explore the city's history and literary culture. >> in september 1939 when europe went to war, our allies, primarily england and france, looked to washington, d.c. for goods and materials that they needed. so, washington, d.c. looked down to the textile capital of the world. and all of a sudden, government contracts came funneling into this area, asking the mills here to begin producing for the war effort, initially for our allies and then, of course, for the united states as well. >> and on american history tv -- >> so we're standing right here at red river falls. this really was a pretty nasty spot. it'
thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> we talk to supreme court reporter david savage about the death of justice scalia over the sbentd vacancy left on the court. then the aaron klein with the possible changes on interest rates in the coming weeks. you can join the conversation on phone or by facebook and twitter. washington journal every morning live at 7:00 am on c-span. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour hosted by our cable partners takes you to greenville, south...
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unfortunately, eight years later in 1883, the supreme court of the united states declared it unconstitutional. so one thing to remember about grant and reconstruction, i think, is that he championed black rights at increasing political risk. his enemies tended to -- when they looked at him using troops in south carolina, for instance, they jumped on that and said, oh, we're going to have a military dictatorship in this country. they accused grant of militaryism. it tended to get lodged in people's minds and the purpose of using the troops got lost in some people's minds. the bottom line for reconstruction is that northern public opinion increasingly abandoned the project, if you will, despite grant's efforts to keep it alive. and in the south, as i was mentioning earlier, whites were determined that it would not succeed and ultimately reconstruction did come to an unsuccessful end that lasted for nearly a century. interestingly enough, after he was out of the white house in the late 1870s, grant, speaking with a reporter once said that perhaps he should have kept -- we should have kept a mili
unfortunately, eight years later in 1883, the supreme court of the united states declared it unconstitutional. so one thing to remember about grant and reconstruction, i think, is that he championed black rights at increasing political risk. his enemies tended to -- when they looked at him using troops in south carolina, for instance, they jumped on that and said, oh, we're going to have a military dictatorship in this country. they accused grant of militaryism. it tended to get lodged in...
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:atthew" particularly, a supreme court race. king said luther --ges by the color of our not judge us by the color of our skin, by the content of our character. those are the arguments on both sides. yeah, that term was used then. race,questions about backlash, larry bird? yeah? >> i think for a long time, read auerbach, bob cozy -- he took the top layer among the celtics. matthew: digg early in the 50's and 60's, the nba is very much a local league. it is not on national tv. there is no idea about who is good in california, if you're in boston. but because of the media, you er, now watch lew alcind kareem abdul-jabbar. that is the guy we want. basketball is all local. in the 50's and 60's, it becomes national. recruited, two from new york? matthew: we talk about the reasons why frank maguire is able to bring them to new york. other questions, other thoughts? no one wants to argue back and say larry bird was way better than magic? it doesn't matter. >> one of the things i remove her reading in the press, they always talk about ho
:atthew" particularly, a supreme court race. king said luther --ges by the color of our not judge us by the color of our skin, by the content of our character. those are the arguments on both sides. yeah, that term was used then. race,questions about backlash, larry bird? yeah? >> i think for a long time, read auerbach, bob cozy -- he took the top layer among the celtics. matthew: digg early in the 50's and 60's, the nba is very much a local league. it is not on national tv. there is...
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matthew: it's a term that becomes popular in response to affirmative action, particularly a supreme court case. martin luther king jr. said judge us by the content of our character and not by the content cou.or of our skin those are the arguments on both sides. yeah, that term was used then. other questions about race, backlash, larry bird? yeah? >> i think for a long time, red auerbach, bob cousy -- he took the top lawyer from holy cross among the celtics. it was an all-white team. nba in thehe 1950's and 60's -- the nba is very much a local league. it is not on national tv. there is no idea about who is good in california, if you're in boston. but because of the media, you can now watch lew alcindor, kareem abdul-jabbar. that is the guy we want. basketball is all local. in the 50's and 60's, it becomes national. >> the guy that recruited, two from new york? matthew: we talk about the reasons why frank maguire is able to bring them to new york. other questions, other thoughts? no one wants to argue back and say larry bird was way better than magic? >> i'm not going to argue either way. m
matthew: it's a term that becomes popular in response to affirmative action, particularly a supreme court case. martin luther king jr. said judge us by the content of our character and not by the content cou.or of our skin those are the arguments on both sides. yeah, that term was used then. other questions about race, backlash, larry bird? yeah? >> i think for a long time, red auerbach, bob cousy -- he took the top lawyer from holy cross among the celtics. it was an all-white team. nba...